School age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 58,321 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
58,321 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 202 countries
All-time high
77,888 number
in 2001
All-time low
57,849 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador is 58,321 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador peaked at 77,888 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57,849 number, in 1970.

El Salvador ranks 105th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 57,849 number
1971 59,206 number +2.3%
1972 60,451 number +2.1%
1973 61,593 number +1.9%
1974 62,634 number +1.7%
1975 63,586 number +1.5%
1976 64,844 number +2.0%
1977 66,194 number +2.1%
1978 67,547 number +2.0%
1979 68,807 number +1.9%
1980 69,855 number +1.5%
1981 70,830 number +1.4%
1982 71,794 number +1.4%
1983 72,677 number +1.2%
1984 73,389 number +1.0%
1985 73,843 number +0.6%
1986 73,686 number -0.2%
1987 73,252 number -0.6%
1988 72,708 number -0.7%
1989 72,208 number -0.7%
1990 71,943 number -0.4%
1991 71,750 number -0.3%
1992 71,888 number +0.2%
1993 72,295 number +0.6%
1994 72,901 number +0.8%
1995 73,609 number +1.0%
1996 74,292 number +0.9%
1997 75,210 number +1.2%
1998 76,201 number +1.3%
1999 77,109 number +1.2%
2000 77,729 number +0.8%
2001 77,888 number +0.2%
2002 77,559 number -0.4%
2003 76,824 number -0.9%
2004 75,738 number -1.4%
2005 74,440 number -1.7%
2006 72,712 number -2.3%
2007 70,377 number -3.2%
2008 67,781 number -3.7%
2009 65,244 number -3.7%
2010 63,179 number -3.2%
2011 61,680 number -2.4%
2012 60,948 number -1.2%
2013 60,695 number -0.4%
2014 60,600 number -0.2%
2015 60,231 number -0.6%
2016 59,716 number -0.9%
2017 59,268 number -0.8%
2018 58,882 number -0.7%
2019 58,563 number -0.5%
2020 58,321 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 63,271 number 57,849 number 68,807 number 10
1980s 72,424 number 69,855 number 73,843 number 10
1990s 73,720 number 71,750 number 77,109 number 10
2000s 73,629 number 65,244 number 77,888 number 10
2010s 60,376 number 58,563 number 63,179 number 10
2020s 58,321 number 58,321 number 58,321 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 102 Mauritania 64,760 number compare
  2. 103 Belarus 62,768 number compare
  3. 104 Sweden 60,872 number compare
  4. 106 Czechia 55,935 number compare
  5. 107 United Arab Emirates 52,873 number compare
  6. 108 Eritrea 48,323 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador was 58,321 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 77,888 number in 2001.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 57,849 number in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
El Salvador ranks 105th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/